Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, July 23, 1990                   TAG: 9007230304
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A/6   EDITION: METRO 
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NOT GOOD REASONS FOR CONSOLIDATION

want a lowered educational standard;

want a school system that emphasizes fluff instead of basics;

want teachers who are afraid to deal with student's discipline problems;

believe their children will remain in the same schools after consolidation;

want to be taxed to pave downtown Roanoke City streets with diamonds and gold in a vain attempt to attract people;

- they should vote for consolidation.

PHYLLIS BLANKENSHIP\ ROANOKE